halouf

French

Etymology

From Arabic حَلُّوف‎ (ḥallūf, “pig”), from Berber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁa.luf/, /ha.luf/
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Noun

halouf m (plural halouf)

  1. pork (bears a religious connotation, since pork bears a negative connotation in Islamic cultures)
  2. (slang) pig, bacon (police)

References
  • Ambroise Queffélec, Le français en Algérie: lexique et dynamique des langues, page 345, 2002, Agence universitaire de la francophonie
  • Robert Gordienne, Dictionnaire des mots qu’on dit gros, de l’insulte et du dénigrement, page 244, 2002, Hors commerce
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